Oak Pre-season Friendlies

[observer]

According to www.facebook.com/pg/moseleyoakrfc/posts/ Oak have the following pre-season friendlies:

Sat 18th August away at Camp Hill
Saturday 25th August Home v Melton Mowbray
September 1st Woodrush v Moseley Vikings (not quite sure what the Vikings means…..anyone know?)

[observer]

According to www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2018-2019/group/26176#/fixtures September 1st is also Oak’s first league fixture away at Newbold on Avon, so suspect Vikings are an Oak 2nd XV?

RFU website is showing a ‘bumper’ number of home fixtures for September:
Sept 1st Newbold-on-Avon Away
Sept 8th Old Halesonians Home
Sept 15th Stoke-on-Trent Home
Sept 22nd Stourbridge Lions Home
Sept 29th Sutton Coldfield Away

[martinwatson aka Camera Shake]

Still seem to be an unfortunate number of clashes between Oak and 1st XV games at home.....

[jackr]

Agree - the scheduling couldn't have worked out much worse for us this year. We are in the process of trying to swap fixture venues to avoid clashes with Birmingham Moseley. Some teams are taking longer to reply to us than others but we have managed to swap a few so far. Once all teams have confirmed with us, we will share the fixture list on our website / social media etc.

[wes]

Old Hales game is now Friday 7th September 7.30 kick off

[wes]

All bar 3 of Oaks home fixtures have been changed to either reverse the fixture or play on a Friday night subject to pitch conditions and club functions. Early season changes will see Oak on the road for 6-8 games but after Christmas a run at home of 7home games.
Thanks to all the teams who have agreed to change the fixtures.

[grooveavenue]

Now, that's what Rugby Union is all about. Well done negotiators in all camps!!

[wes]

Tomorrow's pre season game with Melton Mowbray has been cancelled due to Melton unable to get a team out.

[wes]

Oak kick off their season with a trip to Newbold on Avon who join Midlands West 1 following relegation from National 3.
Newbold will be one of the favourite s to be pushing for promotion at the end of the season and with their 2nd game at home against Old Hales on Friday 7th again against a team joining the league from Nat 3, Oak couldn't have asked for a harder start.
With the teams in the League this season there promises to be some entertaining rugby for supporters to watch and get behind Oak.